WEBVTT ON KETV NEWSWATCH 7. REPORTER: HER NAME IS RENATAISABELLA, IN LATIN, MEANING'BORN AGAIN'.THIS LITTLE GIRL, UNAWARE OF HOWCLOSE SHE WAS TO DEATH.>> HER MOTHER, KARINA ACOSTA,SPEAKING TO ME FROM HER HOSPITALBED.SHE'S BEEN HERE AT CHI HEALTHCREIGHTON, SINCE THE ACCIDENT,FEBRUARY 22.SHE WAS 3 WEEKS FROM HER DUEDATE WHEN POLICE SAY A STOLENCAR, SLAMMED INTO HER SISTER INLAW'S CHEVY EQUINOX, NEAR 39THAND AMESREPORTER: ACOSTA AND HER FAMILYMEMBERS, PULLED FROM THEOVERTURNED CAR AND TAKEN TO THEHOSPITAL.SHE REMEMBERS MEDICS ASKING HERIF SHE COULD FEEL HER BABYMOVINGMEMORIES OF A CAR ACCIDENT YEARSAGO, FLOODING BACK.WITH TEARS IN HER EYES, ACOSTAEXPLAINS SHE WAS 8 MONTHSPREGNANT THEN, TOO, BUT THEBABY, DIDN'T MAKE IT.RENATA, NAMED IN HONOR OF THATUNBORN CHILD, HAD TO BEDELIVERED RIGHT AWAY.>> SHE HAD A RUPTURE OF THEPLACENTA THAT WOULD HAVEIMMEDIATELY COMPROMISED THEBLOOD SUPPLY TO THE CHILDREPORTER: DR. JUAN ASENSIO,OPERATING ON ACOSTA, WHO ALSOSUFFERED A COLLAPSED LUNG ANDMULTIPLE FRACTURES TO HER RIBS,PELVIS AND ANKLE.>> SHE BLED MASSIVELY, SHE TOO15 UNITS OF BLOOD.REPORTER: FINALLY MEETING HERDAUGHTER, A FEW DAYS AFTER SHEWAS BORN.THE 4 CARJACKING SUSPECTS,ROBBING HER OF HER FIRST FEWMOMENTS OF MOTHERHOOD.ACOSTA AND HER HUSBAND SAYTHEY'RE JUST HAPPY RENATA IS INTHEIR ARMSREPORTER: DOCTORS HERE AT CHICREIGHTON SAY ACOSTA HAS A LONGROAD AHEAD OF HER BUT SHE SHOULDMAKE A FULL RECOVERY.SHE TELLS ME SHE CANT WAIT TOGET TO THAT POINT SO SHE CANFULLY ENJOY LIFE WITH HER NEW

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Updated: 11:32 AM EDT Mar 13, 2017

OMAHA, Neb. —

A very pregnant woman was driving her truck when an alleged carjacker slammed into her. Both her and her unborn baby were saved, but there's more to the story.